Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Others prefer Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings or Cheery Solstice. The last one I made up and hopefully won't catch on. December 22nd is the start of winter in the Northern hemisphere, and summer in the southern half of the globe. It certainly has astronomical connections, with the Earth's axis in the North tipping the furthest away from the Sun.What would the sky on Christmas Eve, look like from the North Pole? Glad you asked. Few have seen it, though [...]
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